Needle and embroidery worker&#39;s assistant.



G. KRAMER. NEEDLE AND EMBROIDERY WORKER'S ASSISTANT.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 5, 1912.

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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GEORGE KRAMER, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

NEEDLE AND EMBROIDERY WORKER/S ASSISTANT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Application filed September 5, 1912. Serial No. 718,738.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE KRAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Needle andEmbroidery \Vorkers Assistants, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in frames for stretching cloth tobe hand stitched and embroidered and for con veniently supporting itfrom the lap of the operator so as to reduce fatigue resulting from suchwork by relieving the hands of such support, and also leaving the handsmore free to manipulate the needle.

The object is to provide a lap support which will permit of a freemovement, or movement of the frame to enable stitching to be made in alldirections of the cloth without changing the real direction as made bythe operator.

I accomplish the objects of the invention by the mechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1, is a perspective viewof my cont plete lap support holding a circular clothholding frame. Fig.2, is a detail in vertical section of same through the upper end of theright post. Fig. 3, is a longitudinal section of a frame for working acontinuous design on a long piece of cloth which is rolled from oneroller to another on the frame, and Fig. 41- is a top plan view of theframe illustrated in Fig. 3.

Lik characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

A base-board 5 is of convenient size to rest upon the lap of theoperator, and secured to it in any substantial and approved manner arethe two posts 6, 6, which are slotted vertically at their upper ends toreceive transverse supporting arms 7, having inwardly projecting endsand outer knobends 8. The arms 7 are retained in their slots by means ofpins 9 which are inserted in transverse holes, formed in the ends of theposts. A transverse hole is formed in each arm 7 near its inner end toreceive a screwthreaded pin 10, by means of which metal clamps 11 arerespectively fastened to the arms. The clamps 11 are formed out of strapmetal bent U-shape. The sides of the frame to be supported are gras edbetween the stems of the U-shapcd clamp, and these stems are drawntogether by a threaded bolt passing through the two stems and having awing-nut 12 on its outer end adapted to be screwed in and out on thebolt to regulate the distance apart of the stems of the clamp.

In Figs. 1 and 2 I have illustrated the circular frame 13 of common formcomprising two rings, one fitting within the other and securing thecloth between them, and in Figs. 3 and 4: I have shown a rectangularframe 14, with transverse end rollers 15 and 16, upon which theunfinished cloth is rolled and upon the other of which it is rolled asit is worked. These shafts have end knobs 17 by which they are rotated,and a taut condition of the cloth is obtained by means of ratchet wheels18 mounted on the respective shafts, and pawls 19 secured to the sidesof the frame and engaging the teeth of the ratchet wheels.

The round and the rectangular frames are secured to the lap-support bymeans of the clamps 11, as shown. Where it is desired to obtain morefreedom of adjustment of the frame, it may be secured by a single clampto one arm 7 and post 6, which will leave the frame free to be swungaround the pin 10 into a wider range of positions than can be had wherethe frame is clamped at two places.

Fig. 4, shows arms 7 in dotted lines in tegral with the frame, andrepresents a modified construction applicable to the circular as well asto the rectangular frame. It is also obvious that variations may be madein the construction of the clamp 11, and in the means of attachment ofthe arm 7 to the posts. 20 represents a work-box located upon the boar5, which may also be omitted, and while I have shown and de scribed thebest form of my device now known to me, it is obvious that theconstruction may be varied in many ways, some of which I have aboveindicated, and I therefore do not desire to be limited any more than ispointed out in the claim.

I claim The combination, with a work-holding frame, of a lap-board, apair of standards supported one at each end of the board by the board,arms, one for each standard, rockingly supported by the standards,manipulatory knobs on the outer ends of said arms, spring clamps one foreach arm supmy hand and seal at Indianapolis,Indiana, ported upon thearm, to engage and hold thls 26th day of August, A. D. one thouthework-holchng frame, a screw-threaded sand nlne hundred and twelve.

pin passing through the bottom of each GEORGE KRAMER. [1 s.] 5 clamp andthrough the inner end of each Witnesses:

arm and tightening nuts on each pin. F. V. VVOERNER,

In Witness whereof, I, have hereunto set L. B. WOERNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

